Jelani Aryeh
Photography by Daniel Lang and Natasha Tilly. Interview by Heather Hawke. 21-year-old Filipino/African-American artist Jelani Aryeh is about to release his debut album I’ve Got Some Living To Do in a mere four days (July 30) via No Matter/IMPERIAL. His intention with the new album was to make a guitar driven record that also saw him exploring new sonic territory; re-imagining classic sounds of indie […]
Shungudzo
Photography by Yazz Alali. Interview by Heather Hawke. Zimbabwean-American artist/activist Shungudzo released her debut album, I’m not a mother, but I have children, via Svikiro Records/Young Forever/BMG on June 18th. The album was written and produced primarily on her own and is Shungudzo’s musical diary that challenges today’s societal systems while introspectively shedding light on her own personal journey growing up in both Zimbabwe […]
Robbing Millions (Lucien Fraipont)
Photography by Judith Williquet, Yuki Kikuchi and Shags Chamberlain. Interview by Heather Hawke. Robbing Millions, the psych-tinged project of Brussels based and classically trained jazz guitarist Lucien Fraipont, has released his second album Holidays Inside via Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser’s homegrown label MGMT Records (which has previously only seen releases from the duo’s own material). Lucien formed Robbing Millions Back in 2013 […]
Hannah Jadagu
Photography by Drew Reynolds. Interview by Heather Hawke. Hailing from Mesquite, Texas and now residing in New York, 18-year-old Hannah Jadagu has recorded and produced her debut five-song collection — What Is Going On? — all through her iPhone 7. Using Garageband iOS, an iRig, microphone, and guitar, the tracks encapsulate her thoughts and emotions that surround her personal experiences, as well as what was happening […]